diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0f511742fa1..3c311879cb17 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5920,6 +5920,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`wildcard_enum_match_arm`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#wildcard_enum_match_arm
 [`wildcard_imports`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#wildcard_imports
 [`wildcard_in_or_patterns`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#wildcard_in_or_patterns
+[`wildcard_let`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#wildcard_let
 [`write_literal`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#write_literal
 [`write_with_newline`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#write_with_newline
 [`writeln_empty_string`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#writeln_empty_string
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
index a4948e36fbe2..dfb6367bfeaa 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::visibility::PUB_WITH_SHORTHAND_INFO,
     crate::wildcard_imports::ENUM_GLOB_USE_INFO,
     crate::wildcard_imports::WILDCARD_IMPORTS_INFO,
+    crate::wildcard_let::WILDCARD_LET_INFO,
     crate::write::PRINTLN_EMPTY_STRING_INFO,
     crate::write::PRINT_LITERAL_INFO,
     crate::write::PRINT_STDERR_INFO,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 3328d642bd85..a55a6d701213 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ mod vec;
 mod vec_init_then_push;
 mod visibility;
 mod wildcard_imports;
+mod wildcard_let;
 mod write;
 mod zero_div_zero;
 mod zero_repeat_side_effects;
@@ -1165,6 +1166,7 @@ pub fn register_lints(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, conf: &'static Conf) {
             ..Default::default()
         })
     });
+    store.register_early_pass(|| Box::new(wildcard_let::WildcardLet {}));
     // add lints here, do not remove this comment, it's used in `new_lint`
 }
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_let.rs b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_let.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0ef462aa983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_let.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
+use rustc_ast::ast::{Local, PatKind};
+use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LintContext};
+use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
+use rustc_session::impl_lint_pass;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// check for `let _ = ...`.
+    ///
+    /// this may be used by crates that with to force `#[must_use]`
+    /// values to actually used, along with `#[forbid(unused_must_use)]`.
+    #[clippy::version = "1.80.0"]
+    pub WILDCARD_LET,
+    restriction,
+    "wildcard let"
+}
+impl_lint_pass!(WildcardLet => [WILDCARD_LET]);
+
+pub struct WildcardLet {}
+
+impl EarlyLintPass for WildcardLet {
+    fn check_local(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, local: &Local) {
+        let span = local.pat.span;
+        if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), span) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if let PatKind::Wild = local.pat.kind {
+            span_lint_and_help(
+                cx,
+                WILDCARD_LET,
+                span,
+                "wildcard let",
+                None,
+                "remove this binding or handle the value",
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/wildcard_let.rs b/tests/ui/wildcard_let.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb0ed5134585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/wildcard_let.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#![forbid(clippy::wildcard_let)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let _ = 1;
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/wildcard_let.stderr b/tests/ui/wildcard_let.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c76d15e7484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/wildcard_let.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+error: wildcard let
+  --> tests/ui/wildcard_let.rs:4:9
+   |
+LL |     let _ = 1;
+   |         ^
+   |
+   = help: remove this binding or handle the value
+note: the lint level is defined here
+  --> tests/ui/wildcard_let.rs:1:11
+   |
+LL | #![forbid(clippy::wildcard_let)]
+   |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+